First Responder Exam Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2024/2025 |
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How can you identify a heart attack in a person?
✔✔Look for chest pain, discomfort, shortness of breath, sweating, and nausea.
What is the first thing to do when you suspect a person has a head injury?
✔✔Avoid moving the person unless necessary, and keep their head and neck as still as possible.
When should you seek immediate medical help after a burn?
✔✔If the burn covers a large area, is deep, or if it involves the face, hands, feet, or genitals.
How do you help someone who is experiencing a heat emergency?
✔✔Move them to a cooler place, give them water, and apply cool compresses.
What is the correct procedure for performing CPR on an infant?
✔✔Use two fingers to perform compressions, pressing to a depth of about 1.5 inches.
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,What should you do if a person is showing signs of shock after a car accident?
✔✔Lay them down, elevate their legs, and keep them warm while waiting for emergency help.
What is the first thing you should do when you find a person who has collapsed and is
unresponsive?
✔✔Check for a pulse and breathing.
How should you position your hands when performing chest compressions on an adult?
✔✔Place one hand over the center of the chest, the other on top, interlocking your fingers.
What is the recommended compression depth when performing CPR on an adult?
✔✔At least 2 inches deep.
What should you do if a choking person becomes unresponsive?
✔✔Lower them to the ground and start CPR, checking the airway after each set of compressions.
How do you check if a child is breathing normally?
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,✔✔Look for chest rise, listen for breaths, and feel for air movement near the child's nose or
mouth.
What is the proper method for giving rescue breaths to a baby?
✔✔Use a gentle puff of air, covering both the mouth and nose with your mouth.
How do you recognize an infant who is choking?
✔✔The infant may cough, make high-pitched sounds, or be unable to cry or breathe.
What is the first step you should take when using an AED on a child?
✔✔Use pediatric pads if available, or use adult pads if not.
What should you do if an AED delivers a shock?
✔✔Resume CPR immediately, starting with chest compressions.
When should you stop CPR and check for a pulse?
✔✔Only stop if the person starts breathing normally or emergency medical personnel arrive.
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, How do you perform abdominal thrusts on a pregnant woman who is choking?
✔✔Perform chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts to avoid injury.
What should you do if a person starts to show signs of hypothermia?
✔✔Move them to a warmer place, remove wet clothes, and provide warmth through blankets or
other means.
If a person has been stung by a bee, what should you do first?
✔✔Remove the stinger if it's visible by gently scraping it out with a flat object.
What is the first action you should take if a person is experiencing a severe allergic reaction?
✔✔Administer an epinephrine injection if available and call emergency services immediately.
How do you treat a person who has fainted?
✔✔Lay the person flat and elevate their legs to restore blood flow to the brain.
What is the most effective way to help a conscious person who is choking?
✔✔Perform abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver).
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Answers | Latest Version | 2024/2025 |
Correct & Verified
How can you identify a heart attack in a person?
✔✔Look for chest pain, discomfort, shortness of breath, sweating, and nausea.
What is the first thing to do when you suspect a person has a head injury?
✔✔Avoid moving the person unless necessary, and keep their head and neck as still as possible.
When should you seek immediate medical help after a burn?
✔✔If the burn covers a large area, is deep, or if it involves the face, hands, feet, or genitals.
How do you help someone who is experiencing a heat emergency?
✔✔Move them to a cooler place, give them water, and apply cool compresses.
What is the correct procedure for performing CPR on an infant?
✔✔Use two fingers to perform compressions, pressing to a depth of about 1.5 inches.
1
,What should you do if a person is showing signs of shock after a car accident?
✔✔Lay them down, elevate their legs, and keep them warm while waiting for emergency help.
What is the first thing you should do when you find a person who has collapsed and is
unresponsive?
✔✔Check for a pulse and breathing.
How should you position your hands when performing chest compressions on an adult?
✔✔Place one hand over the center of the chest, the other on top, interlocking your fingers.
What is the recommended compression depth when performing CPR on an adult?
✔✔At least 2 inches deep.
What should you do if a choking person becomes unresponsive?
✔✔Lower them to the ground and start CPR, checking the airway after each set of compressions.
How do you check if a child is breathing normally?
2
,✔✔Look for chest rise, listen for breaths, and feel for air movement near the child's nose or
mouth.
What is the proper method for giving rescue breaths to a baby?
✔✔Use a gentle puff of air, covering both the mouth and nose with your mouth.
How do you recognize an infant who is choking?
✔✔The infant may cough, make high-pitched sounds, or be unable to cry or breathe.
What is the first step you should take when using an AED on a child?
✔✔Use pediatric pads if available, or use adult pads if not.
What should you do if an AED delivers a shock?
✔✔Resume CPR immediately, starting with chest compressions.
When should you stop CPR and check for a pulse?
✔✔Only stop if the person starts breathing normally or emergency medical personnel arrive.
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, How do you perform abdominal thrusts on a pregnant woman who is choking?
✔✔Perform chest thrusts instead of abdominal thrusts to avoid injury.
What should you do if a person starts to show signs of hypothermia?
✔✔Move them to a warmer place, remove wet clothes, and provide warmth through blankets or
other means.
If a person has been stung by a bee, what should you do first?
✔✔Remove the stinger if it's visible by gently scraping it out with a flat object.
What is the first action you should take if a person is experiencing a severe allergic reaction?
✔✔Administer an epinephrine injection if available and call emergency services immediately.
How do you treat a person who has fainted?
✔✔Lay the person flat and elevate their legs to restore blood flow to the brain.
What is the most effective way to help a conscious person who is choking?
✔✔Perform abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver).
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